Jerk Hen

Hello! It’s Natasha right here from Salt & Lavender bringing you this tasty grilled jerk hen recipe. It’s really fairly simple to make your personal jerk seasoning mix. There’s many alternative variations on the market. This model makes it simple by utilizing a mixture of floor spices plus recent lime juice, ginger, and chili peppers. Allspice is a key ingredient that I’d not omit when making this marinade. It’s simply present in most grocery shops within the spice aisle.

Jerk hen elements

Hen thighs and drumsticks

Brown sugar

Floor allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg

Garlic powder

Dried thyme

Salt

Recent ginger

Lime juice

Chili peppers (use habanero, scotch bonnet, or serrano)

Scallions

What reduce of hen to make use of?

I like to recommend utilizing bone-in, skin-on hen thighs and/or drumsticks. They maintain up nicely to grilling, and so they stay moist. You could possibly even reduce up a complete hen in the event you really feel comfy doing that. You should utilize boneless skinless hen breasts, however they have a tendency to dry out.

Methods to make jerk hen

Mix marinade elements in a bowl. Stir till all the pieces is mixed.

Add hen items to a big ZipLoc bag.

Pour the marinade into the ZipLoc and toss till the hen is coated.

Marinade at the very least 12 hours (as much as 24 hours or so). In a single day works nicely.

Grill or roast the hen within the oven (additional directions are offered within the recipe card beneath).

Garnish with chopped scallions.

Methods to grill jerk hen

Oil the grill’s grate and cook dinner the hen items over medium-high warmth till they’re cooked by way of (roughly 25 minutes). Each grill varies, so it’s necessary to make use of your greatest judgement so it doesn’t burn. I like to recommend maintaining a tally of it whereas it’s cooking (don’t simply depart it), turning it incessantly, and if it seems to be just like the pores and skin is getting too charred, flip down the warmth and/or transfer it to a cooler a part of your BBQ. Inside temperature of the hen ought to attain 165F earlier than you eat it.

Methods to make jerk hen within the oven

Preheat oven to 400F. Prepare hen items in a baking dish or a foil-lined baking sheet. Roast hen for 35-45 minutes. Make sure the hen’s inside temperature is 165F previous to consuming it. For additional crispy pores and skin, broil it for a couple of minutes on the finish if wanted.

What to serve with jerk hen

You may’t go fallacious with rice, pasta, or a salad. Or attempt these Garlic Parmesan Inexperienced Beans with Bacon.

Recipe notes:

If you happen to can’t discover habanero peppers, attempt serrano peppers or scotch bonnet peppers. I’ve additionally made this with jalapeno peppers, however they aren’t fairly as spicy, so I counsel utilizing one jalapeno if you need this recipe to be milder.

I at all times hold a bit of recent ginger in my freezer (in a resealable bag or Tupperware container). It makes it a lot simpler to grate, and I’m by no means with out ginger that method.

Extra tasty hen recipes chances are you’ll like:

Glazed Lemon Honey Garlic Hen

Creamy Garlic Hen

Foil Pack Honey Garlic Hen

Lemon Butter Hen

Queso Hen Skillet

Jerk Hen

Jerk Hen is a pleasant Caribbean hen recipe that’s spicy, candy, zesty, and has probably the most scrumptious crispy pores and skin. Marinating the hen in a single day makes it flavorful and juicy.

eight items bone-in pores and skin on hen ((I used drumsticks and thighs))

2 tablespoons (packed) brown sugar

half of tablespoon floor allspice

half of teaspoon floor cinnamon

half of teaspoon floor nutmeg

half of tablespoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon dried thyme

half of teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon grated recent ginger

three habanero or serrano peppers ((chopped finely))

Juice of 1 lime

1/four cup olive oil

Scallions, for garnish ((to style))

Combine all of the marinade elements (all the pieces besides the scallions) collectively in a bowl.

Add the hen items to a big ZipLoc.

Pour the marinade over the hen and toss to coat. Let the hen marinade at the very least 12 hours (as much as 24 hours). I prefer to rotate the bag as soon as midway by way of if I keep in mind simply so the marinade is evenly distributed.

To Grill:

Oil the grill's grate and cook dinner the hen items over medium-high warmth till they're cooked by way of (roughly 25 minutes). Each grill varies, so it's necessary to make use of your greatest judgement so it doesn't burn. I like to recommend maintaining a tally of it whereas it's cooking (don't simply depart it), turning it incessantly, and if it seems to be just like the pores and skin is getting too charred, flip down the warmth and/or transfer it to a cooler a part of your BBQ. Inside temperature of the hen ought to attain 165F earlier than you eat it. Oven technique: Preheat oven to 400F. Prepare hen items in a baking dish or a foil-lined baking sheet. Roast hen for 35-45 minutes. Make sure the hen's inside temperature is 165F previous to consuming it. For additional crispy pores and skin, broil it for a couple of minutes on the finish if wanted.

Serve hen with chopped scallions.

This hen is supposed to be spicy. In order for you a milder model, use one jalapeno pepper as an alternative of the prompt spicier peppers.